Helma got up and went to the company with Neil the next day.On the way, Helma checked with Ronan about her afternoon schedule.Ronan answered as he drove. "Your afternoon schedule can be adjusted, but there is one scheduled meeting. Several managers flew in from Pacific City specially for this meet
Benjamin had left, leaving Helma. Her eyes wandered to the door, where a small window offered glimpses of the outside world. Even with just a door between them, it felt like a canyon separated them.Warm afternoon sunlight filtered through, prompting Helma to close her eyes momentarily. On waking ea
Helma's fingers tightened, then relaxed."Now that we're here, I'll consider our next steps when I return home."Owen raised an eyebrow, "Next steps? Well, we'd naturally host a wedding, get that marriage certificate, making it easy for the birth certificate when the baby arrives."A slight twitch a
Anger surged in Richard, and he swung his fist at Owen. Just inches from his face, Owen caught the blow."Dad, I'm not a child anymore.""What are you implying? Now that you've taken over the Pearce business, you think you can defy me? Think I won't take it all back?"Owen's smile was enigmatic, chi
A fire ignited in Cole's heart, refusing to be doused.He glanced through the frosted glass, knowing that Helma was on the other side.For the sake of Owen and the Pearce Group, she had come to negotiate with him, willing to give up two percentage points of profit from the Westwood redevelopment.Th
Chandler's eyes sparkled. "Do you mean it?"Liam playfully slapped Chandler's shoulder. "Hold on to your excitement."Chandler thought for a second. "Look, Cole, the Millen family has been gunning for Guller Group in Pacific City. If I also target the Pearce family, people will think it's a full-on
Neve stared at the man sprawled on the bed, envy consuming her.Had Cole's heart truly tilted towards Helma?She had tackled Helma before but hadn't anticipated her resilience.Not just the Kings, but even folks like Chris were in Helma's corner, making Neve feel deserted.Was it all about the King'
"If she's as exceptional as they say, let's bring her on as my special aide," Helma remarked with a twinkle in her eye.Neil quirked an eyebrow, teasing, "I've long suggested you get an assistant of your own, but you were adamant about sharing Ronan with me. Poor guy's been doing double the work for
With everyone else keeping mum, Silver Obsidian cut to the chase, "We'll go with Helma's plan."For six months straight, Serena had practically lived in the lab. At first, Starlight Blossom did not seem to do much. Everyone was on edge, wondering if it would make any difference at all. Then, in the
During her month off, Helma took a break from the daily preschool runs and whisked her kids away on a travel spree.The trip was not without its scares—Serena had a severe bout of illness.Helma was prepared, yet the sudden severity of the attack caught her off guard.Without a second thought, she r
Under the questioning eyes of the crowd, Helma fired up her laptop and plugged in a USB stick.The video started playing on the massive screen.The timestamp in the corner showed it was from two nights ago.Usually, the lab was locked up tight after hours, and by eight or nine, the research center w
Hort watched her walk away, a storm of emotions on his face.Ever since she joined the research center, he had seen Wendy as this super-capable girl with a heart of gold.Whenever the team hit a wall with the experiments or the data just would not play nice, Wendy was the one who would spark up the
The poor thing's symptoms were straight out of a horror flick: muscles clenching like crazy, nerves on fire, bleeding inside, gasping for air, and foaming at the mouth. Some of them even had their hearts stop cold turkey.According to the timeline, the rat had been juiced up with three rounds of Sta
With the report out of the way, the experiment team kicked things into high gear to wrap up their project.The meticulously calculated data was in, and the verdict was clear: Starlight Blossom's effects were rock-solid stable. The only thing left for the lab mice was one final shot.The brain trust
"Come on, you think the boss is scatterbrained like you? Someone totally did this on purpose!" "Who would do something that evil?!" "Guess we're gonna have to push back the presentation." Everyone looked like they had lost their best friend, except Wendy. She had this worried frown, but her eyes w
After pulling two all-nighters, Helma had the report materials ready to go.The research center was deserted.She stretched, yawned, and glanced at the clock. One AM.She powered down her computer and left, still yawning.Once she was gone, a sneaky figure slipped into the office...Deputy Commander
Helma had tried to get the scoop from Leon, but the guy was like Fort Knox—nothing useful ever slipped out. Therefore, she backed off from the matchmaking game. Still, she was not blind to Wendy's little crush, especially with errands like these document deliveries. "You got it, boss," Wendy replied